Roger Cusick will oppose David Soares in the Albany County District Attorney race this fall. He submitted 2,157 signatures today to the Albany County Board of Elections. The Loudonville lawyer will run on the Integrity Party line — created by the GOP and other political party leaders to highlight what it calls Soares’ dismal record […]
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The Rensselaer County Legislature’s Democratic minority released a letter and petition signed by 85 county employees calling for a “clean and properly maintained workplace” at the Raddock Building in Troy. The letter went from the United Public Service Employees Union regional coordinator Kathy A. Wright to County Executive Kathleen Jimino and the county legislators. The […]
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Democratic candidate Brian Premo of Brunswick wants “zero tolerance legislation barring fromer state legislators from every lobbying any segment of state government.” Premo is running for the 43rd State Senate District vacated by former State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, R-Brunswick. Premo faces Mike Russo of Saratoga in the Democratic primary. Premo blamed special interests groups […]
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Energy is the issue-du-jour in the 21st Congressional race and all candidates jumped to respond when former NYSERDA CEO Paul Tonko’s introduced his energy plan. I’ll give the chronology and substance of responses after the jump, but it is interesting that all candidates responded so quickly to his policy statement. This maybe for a few […]
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105th Democrat Assembly candidate Mark Blanchfield announced he’s having a fundraiser on Sunday in his effort to unseat Republican incumbent George Amedore. But he wants it to feel more like a family picnic, since his parents will be hosting the event at Wiles Park in Fort Plain. The event, “is doubling as an opportunity for family and […]
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In a marathon session, the Colonie Town Board voted tonight to extend the Lifeguard Program until the end of the year. Town Supervisor Paula Mahan relented to a resolution by Nicole Criscione-Czesnat that will keep town paramedics flying on State Police helicopters until the end of the year. “I have heard your passion,” Mahan said […]
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